geordie john

I was fortunate to see this man (god?) play a few times. Understand that this was in the age when footballs were heavy leather, boots were real boots not the slippers of today and centre halves kicked shit out of forwards for fun. He was, without any doubt in my mind, the most extraordinarily gifted footballer I have ever seen. to this day. He never got injured, never fell over, never got 'taken out' and always looked like the ball was glued to his laces. Amazing turn of speed, ability to run with the ball, turn on a sixpence, see a pass ans score some utterly divine goals. And fucking good looking too! What happened towards the end of his career was a travesty, but man, he left some great reminders of his ability.

As I said earlier Supermac or Mickey Quinn nothing compares The best bit about SuperMacs debut was him coming off after scoring the first two to have two front teeth out, then coming back on to get his hat trick. Instant hero. Forever.

This is why American football (sorry, Soccer) sucks. WTF does it mean? The guy can't score.

(and that shows my age!)

Best debut of all time? Easy! SuperMac against Liverpool. The best ever, by a country mile.

The only thing that Ashley cares about is money and a degree of market fame for what a barrow boy has achieved. He cares not a single jot about NUFC, the city, its fans or its people. He has done nothing, repeat nothing to prove otherwise. Anyone who believes differently doesn't know him. Apart from one window, our transfer spend has been shocking. Relegation? Spend just enough to get promoted quickly, but sell your prized assets before hand. NUFC is two things to Ashley - 1. A cash cow that he has repeatedly milked and raped. 2. A free advertising tool for his retail empire. Nothing else. The club is a decaying skeleton of its former being. Protests - real protests - do have an effect but would not stop him milking the club until it became either a real national scandal that hits his retail empire, or, when there is simply nothing left to milk. Once again, with a transfer window approaching, and relegation a possibility despite Rafa's best efforts, and the possibility/likelyhood of losing Rafa at the end of the season, Ashley has come up with his 'let's get the deluded ones have some hope' tactic of revealing bogus buyers and bogus transfers. What entrepreneur goes on TV, looking like a fucking choir boy, to announce advanced talks of a buy out? The man treats us all with utter and total contempt, and will sell only when he wants to and because it will make him a massive profit so that he can plough it into his burgeoning retail empire. Like every true Geordie and supporter of NUFC, I desperately hope the rumours turn into facts and we can look forward - as we used to - to a well run club, playing decent football and giving us all some pride. I'm not holding my breath, and I would suggest that, until there is hard facts to the contrary, no-one else does. This man is not going away quickly. And I hate him with every fibre in my body.

suicidal tendencies overwhelm me...

The nauseating 'look I'm a genuine nice guy and I really, really do want to sell this club to give all you nice people what you really, really want' look on his face makes me positively want to be sick. All over the fat cunt.

I'm sure he will have been watched real time. Sadly I can't get to the USA so only have youtube to see what the guy is about! Not much in my opinion.

Having watched Almiron on a certain video site, and considering these clips will be 'the best of', I'm not convinced about him. 1. He's in a poor footballing league - Division 1 standard? 2. He looks lightweight. Don't even think of comparing Modric quote to him!! 3. Despite his goals / assists, I'm not sure he'd score many against Premier League defenders or 'Keepers. 4. He can run for sure, but again, put him in front of a quality defender - would he get past? 5. Does her replace Kenedy? 6. £25m? Is he worth that? I trust Rafa, but is this the mar of desperation? Then again, I think Rondon is a complete donkey, so what do I know about football?

How can this man call ant=y one of his players a spoilt brat when he is the biggest spoilt brat of them all??? If an allegedly world class manager cannot motivate young players to perform then he is simply not good enough anymore. Jose, sadly your time is up.

He's a shadow of his old self - is Rafa asking him to play too deep? Maybe, but his performances have been piss poor.

Agree 100%. What got into the referees mind to book him? Unhuman!

Stop calling me Shirley?

What's also pissed me off is that the guy has had a bang average season and is definitely not the leader / player he was last year. If he thinks he knows this club and this city half - a fraction - of what is reality then he will know the extent of the absolute hate that we all feel for Ashley. He should have been far, far better than this. As has been said, he's not a wet behind the ears 19 year old anymore. Heading to Everton in the summer? Nothing, but nothing surprises me anymore. Sad life, isn't it?

Sadly I actually think the scissors kick still amazes Ameobi

Forgive me if I am wrong but I thought the job of a centre forward was to score goals. Lots of them. Now I don't have the stats but I think I'm on pretty solid ground in suggesting that Andrew Cole is probably (if not THE) best goal per game player the Premiership has seen. Sherringham was gifted and a very intelligent footballer. Not an Andy Cole in a million years.

So he's not changed in the years that he's been away?

The awful truth is that any half decent player would not want to come to us. Why would he? Relegation material, shite owner, shite investment, shite prospect of decent football, shite prospect of playing in Europe. The only, only thing going for us is Rafa B. God I go sick just writing the sad truth.

I too thought the same when I heard it. Or is it just mega wishful thinking? Let there be a god? Please?

The thread should be closed down as it's a non existent conversation. This is a dead parrot, it has ceased to be......... We've got an awesome squads it stands, who the f**k needs more players of quality? We've got them by the score. Strikers? For f**k's sake we've got three of them, why bother with more? Gotta do the sane thing, keep the money - after all Ashley really needs it right now with all his troubles - and blame that useless Spaniard we have as a manger for our shocking performances. Nothing to do with the squad. Lord, I'm sick of whinging Geordies.

I share your feelings and am with you 100%. I am 66 now and seen and done much in my life, both football and other stuff, but nothing, repeat nothing will ever take away the utter and complete sense of total joy - an almost euphoric inner feeling - of watching KK's teams play football. I lived in Manchester in '95, '96 and worked with lots of Man U 'fans'. I was heartbroken when we blew it, but immediately realised that they - the reds - were in as much awe of our team as I was. I would die an incredibly happy man if he couldever come back (chairman?) with the financial backing to give Rafa. Oh heady days!!!

You and me - and a load of others - would happily fade away with anything above a million. But he's not like us. He's driven. Richer, richer, richer. Tread and shit on everyone. He doesn't care or give a shit. Make money. more money. Destroy our club. Pay his staff fuck all. Treat people like shit. Make more millions. Be a cunt. He will go on and on and on and on. And then he WILL implode. I promise you. They all do. One day, please god let us be soon. Very soon. So we can all watch him burn. And smile. And put more petrol on the fire.

I think the answer is that he's a greedy cunt.....

I actually think that a SD collapse is potentially the most likely. Either that or FCB needs loads of cash to further his investment in HOF or Debenhams. God wouldn't that be just heaven? Happy if No. 1 happens first though! I never thought I would hate someone as much as the man who is doing everything to destroy the club I love. Have loved?